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Where does “ieuner” come from?

ieuner (Middle French) comes from Old French joner, from Latin iēiūnō, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- — to sacrifice.

ieuner (Middle French): to fast

Definitions

  1. to fast

Ancestry of “ieuner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjoner—
2Latiniēiūnō—
3Latiniēiūnus—
4Latiniaiūnus—
5Proto-Italicjagjūnos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- →